Easy Thai Iced Tea Recipe - White On Rice Couple

4 cups (960 ml) water · 4 organic black tea bags · 3/4 cup (150 g) granulated sugar · 2 anise stars · 1 green cardamom pod , smashed · 2 whole cloves · 1 cup (240 ml) ... Food Travel,Life,Pups Home&Garden RecipeSearch RecipePhotoSearch RecipeTopic-IngredientSearch StayConnected:  Instagram Facebook Pinterest Twitter YouTube Home AboutUs OurCookbook Workshops Contact Portfolio Shop Home»Recipes»Cocktails|Drinks»ThaiTeaRecipe{MakethisNow} ThaiTeaRecipe{MakethisNow} JumptoRecipe PrintRecipe byTodd+Diane EasyThaitearecipetipsarebelow.Also,we’veupdatedthisThaiicedtearecipewithanorganicteabagoptionandwithcoconutmilk! DuringoneoftheconferencedaysinChicago,weescapedouttolunchatalocalThairestauranttoexploremoreofthecity’sculinaryofferings.Asalways,we’lltrytoordersomethingnewanddifferent.Whenwe’reataThairestaurant,itnormallyinvolvesorderingourfavorites.Thisincludesacurrydish, onenoodledishandanappetizer.Ontopofthat,wemustalwayshaveThaiicedtea.BecausehowcanweNOThaveThaiicedteawhenweeatThaifood?It’soneofthosedecant“dessert”drinksthathelpssoothetheburnwhenweoverloadontoomuchofThaispice. AuthenticThaiTeaRecipe Yearsago,myAuntieChungwastellingmehoweasyitwastomakeThaiicedtea.ShehadworkedinanAsianrestaurantandoneofthemostpopularitemsontheentiremenuwasThaiicedtea.Sheproceededtotellmeexactlyhowtomakeitandhowprofitableitwasforrestaurantstomake. Ididn’tcaretoomuchabouttheprofitabilityofThaiicedtea.Butrather,I’mmoreinterestedonhoweasilyitwasmadeandwhywedidn’tmakeitmoreoften. TheversionwehaveisasauthenticaswhatmostThairestaurantsinAmericaaremaking.OurversionreallydoestastelikewhatwehaveorderedatmostThairestaurants. WatchthevideoformakingThaiIcedTea: Fastforwardabout7yearslaterasI’msittinginChicagoeatingThaifoodandsippingmyThaiicedtea.Mybrainlightbulbpopson:“WeneedtomakeThaitea!Auntietoldmehoweasyitwastomakeandwhyhaven’twemadeitbefore?” Hereyouhaveit.AllIcansayisthatifyou’reafanofThaiicedteaat$3.25apop,thenyoumustmakethisnow. Notonlywillyoubesavingabigwadofcashonayearlybasis,butyou’llalsohaveabottomlesspitcherofThaitea.Thishugepartypitcherwillallowyoutosavor,sipandsharewithfriends.ThisThaiicedtearecipeissoeasy.PrettymucheveryYouTubevideoyouseeusesthesamebrandandshowsthesamesteps.Asfarasthecreamylayergoes,manypeopleusedifferentingredientssuchashalfandhalforwholemilk.Otheroptionsincludecoconutmilk,sweetenedcondensedmilkandevenlow-fatmilk.Chooseyourcreamypoison. HowtoMakeEasyThaiIcedTea.MorePhotosinRecipeBoxBelow: HowtomakeRestaurantThaiIcedTeaatHome TheonlydifferenceinourThaitearecipewhencomparedtomostrestaurantversionsisthatwe’reusingalittlelesssugar.Butreally,onceyougetthebasicsdownonmakingThaiicedteayoucancustomizetheflavorsandconcentrationthewayyoulike.It’soneofthoserecipesthatisgreatnomatterhowyoumakeitbecauseit’sjustsodecadentandsatisfying. OneofthekeyfactorsinmakingitliketherestaurantsisusingauthenticThaiteamixes.TheseThaiteamixesarenormallydyedwithyellowfoodcoloring(lookonthepackage)andthat’swhatgivesitit’sbrightorangecolor.Also,Thaiteahasavanillaaromatoit.SoifyouwanttohavethebrilliantorangecolorandflavorslikemostoftheThairestaurants,thenthisisoneofthebrandsofThaiteatobuy:NumberOneThaiTeaMix. There’sotherbrandsofThaiteamixestobuy,somewe’veloved,andothersseemedabitflat.Becausetheyareimported,anditseemslikeeveryoneishavingsupplyissues,sometimeswehavetoswitchbetweenwhat’savailable.We’vetriedasmanyaswecangetourhandsontofindyouthebestThaiteamixestobuy,Here’sanothergreatonewelove:ChaThaiTeaMix. Here’sa re-usableclothteafilter thatcanalsobehelpfulaswell.Weusuallymakelargebatches,sowejustsimmerthetealeavesinthehotwater. HowtoMakeAll-NaturalorOrganicThaiIcedTea Using organic blackteabagsinsteadoftheThaiteamix: Wealsotestedanotherversionwithpekongblackteabagsandtheflavorwasstillgreat.Onlythingmissingwasthebrilliantorangecolorandthesubtlehintofsweetvanilla.IfyouwantanallNaturalThaiteablend,here’sonewe’vefound. Eitherway,findyourwayintothekitchentomakeyourselfabatchofthisrestaurantstylethaiicedteathat’shomemade.Makeyourselfabigbatchasap.We’renotjoking.Makethisnowandletusknowwhatyouthink.Andremember,makeityourownandplaywiththedifferentlevelsofsweetnessandcreaminess. ThanksAuntieChungforthehomemadeThaiicedteainspiration. -diane WhatifThaiTeaistooBitter? Sometimesthethaiteamixturecanbetoobitterforsomepeoplestaste.Everyonehasadifferentleveloftastesensitivityandthus,theastringencyoftheteacanbeoverwhelming.Sohowtomakethaitealessbitter?It’seasy.Here’safewsuggestions: Perhapsyouover-steepedit.Thismeansthattheleavesweresoakinginthehotwaterfortoolong.Wesuggeststeepingtheleavesforabout30minutesbutnotlongerthan1hour.Mostofourreadershavehadlotsofsuccesswiththisrecipeandtiming!Ifyou’vealreadymadethemix,thenaddalittlemorewatertothemixuntilittastesmorebalanced.Orifyou’regoingtobrewthemixture,useabout30%ofthetealeaves.Youcanaddalittlemoreofthehalf/halforcreamtosoftentheastringency.You’llhaveacreamierthaiteadrink,butthat’sstillquitedelicious.Addmoreicetowaterdownthedrink. BestMixes&Tools NumberOneTeaMix.ThisisthemixwecommonlyfindinAsianstorearoundus.Itisanotherdeliciousoption. ChaThaiTeaMix.ThisisthemixwecommonlyfindinAsianstorearoundus.Itisanotherdeliciousoption. Reuse-ableClothFilter.GotraditionalwiththisThaiTeaFilter.Getasecondoneforcoffeetoo! OtherTeaFavorites BombayChai Weloveagoodchai.Steepabagofthisgoodness,addsomesteamorwarmedmilkandyou’llbeinChaiheaven. MariageFrèresThéàl’opéraTea Ourabsolutehousefavoriteblacktea.WefoundthisFrenchteayearsagoatDean&Delucaandhavebeenhookedsince. AuthenticThaiIcedTeaBags AnotherThaiteamix.Theseareindividualbags.Quick&Simple.  ThaiIcedTeaRecipe Yield:6servings PrepTime:10minsSteepingTime:30minsTotalTime:40mins PleasereadthepostaboutthisThaitearecipe.Itdiscussesthebrandsanddifferentmethodsonhowtomakeittogettheorangecolor,aswellasphotographstoillustratetheprocess.WhenwemadeourThaiTeamixfromthismixwereducedtheirsuggestedsugaramountbyabout20%toourownpersonaltaste.Forthoseofyouwhopreferanorganicversionwithcoconutmilk,thatoptionisbelowtoo.IntherecipetherearetwooptionsforcreatingyourThaiIcedTea–Option#1UsingapurchasedThaiTeaMix.AndOption#2–Makingitfromscratchusingorganicblackteabagsandspices.NutritionbasedonusingThaiteamix. 4.94from76votes PRINTRECIPE Review PinIt Ingredientsoption#1–thaiteamixingredients:1cup(80g)ThaiTeaMix4cups(960ml)water3/4cup(150g)granulatedsugar3/4cup(240ml)halfandhalf(approximately),(somefolksalsousecoconutmilk,wholemilk,sweetenedcondensedmilk)iceoption#2–usingorganicteabagsingredients:4cups(960ml)water4organicblackteabags3/4cup(150g)granulatedsugar2anisestars1greencardamompod,smashed2wholecloves1cup(240ml)halfandhalf(approximately),(somefolksalsousecoconutmilk,wholemilk,sweetenedcondensedmilk)ice EquipmentOptional–ReuseableClothFilter Instructions option#1–thaiteamixdirections:Bringwatertoboilandaddthethaiteamix.Addsugarandgentlystirtocompletelydissolvesugar.Gentlyboilteaforabout3minutes.Removefromheat. Allowteatosteepforatleast30minutesandallowittocool.Themoreconcentratedtheteaflavor,thebettertheThaiteatastes. IfyouareusingtheThaiteamix,strainthetealeaves(weloveusingthesereusableclothfilters).SetfinishedThaiteaasidetocool.YoucanmakethisaheadoftimeandhavetheThaiteachillinginthefridge.Weusuallyliketomakethisteamixonedayahead. FillglasseswithiceandpourinThaitealeavingenoughroomtofillinyourhalfandhalf(orothercreamer).Foran8oz.glassweliketoaddabout2-3tablespoonsofhalfandhalfforacreamierflavor. option#2–usingorganicteabagsdirections:Bringwatertoboilandaddtheteabags,sugar,staranise,cardamompodandcloves.Stiruntilallthesugardisolves.Gentlyboilteaforabout3minutes.Removefromheat.Allowteatosteepforatleast30minutesandallowittocool.Themoreconcentratedtheteaflavor,thebettertheThaiteatastes.Weprefertoallowtheteabagstoseepforabout2hoursformaximumflavor.Duringthistime,thethaiteacancool.Removetheteabagsandspoonoutthestaranise,cardamompodandcloves(orstraintoremove).Ifteaisstillwarm,wewillrefrigerateitsoitcanbechilled.YoucanmakethisaheadoftimeandhavetheorganicThaiteachillinginthefridge.FillglasseswithiceandpourinorganicThaitealeavingenoughroomtofillinyourhalfandhalf(orothercreamer).Foran8oz.glassweliketoaddabout2-3tablespoonsofhalfandhalfforacreamierflavor. Video NutritionInformationCalories:149kcal,Carbohydrates:29g,Protein:1g,Fat:3g,SaturatedFat:2g,Cholesterol:11mg,Sodium:21mg,Potassium:40mg,Sugar:25g,VitaminA:107IU,VitaminC:1mg,Calcium:37mg,Iron:3mg Course:DrinksCuisine:AsianCalories:149 Thaiteaissodelicious&easytomakeathome Update!Here’saVietnameseIcedCoffeeRecipeforallyouicedcoffeefans! 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